Philippines : Lumads blast APEC, rap plan to convert 1 million hectares into palm oil plantations
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Farmers and indigenous people (IP) nationwide protested in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday to denounce the plan to convert one million hectares of land into palm oil plantations.
The protest, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said, is a prelude to bigger actions as the Aquino government prepares to host the 15th Leaders’ Summit of the Asia Pacific Cooperation (APEC) on November 18 and 19.
More than 100 Lumad farmers from the Manilakbayan contingent trooped to the DENR to oppose the planned conversion.
In Mindanao alone, more than one million hectares of land are being eyed as potential palm oil production areas.
Bohol and Palawan are also targeted for palm oil plantations expansion.
The activity will be highlighted by the people’s critique of the government’s Philippine Roadmap on the Palm Oil Industry for 2016-2023 and testimonies of farmers, agricultural workers, and Lumad affected by land grabbing and inhuman working and living conditions in oil palm plantations.
#terres c’est marrant, je croyais que les Phillipins avaient peu de terres agricoles et qu’ils fallait qu’ils se nourrissent de riz doré pour compenser le manque de vitamines et oligoéléments présents dans les fruits et légumes...